Samsung gave several Good Lock modules a big upgrade with the release of One UI 7 earlier this year. In particular, the revamped Home Up module introduced many unprecedented customization options, including the ability to tweak the damping, stiffness, and friction of home screen animations and wallpaper transitions. With One UI 8, Samsung is making Home Up even better by letting you customize the app startup animation.
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The Home Up Good Lock module gained extensive animation customization options as part of its One UI 7 revamp, but it still lacked a way to tweak app launch animations.
Samsung is fixing this limitation with Home Up’s One UI 8 release. But that’s not the only highlight of the Good Lock module’s v17.0.00.28. It deeply integrates with the One UI Launcher, enabling you to bring up relevant customization options with a long-press on the app icon or home screen (via @tnemoroccan).
Further, Samsung is improving the DIY Home Screen feature in Home Up with a new Alignment Guide Lines option. It will help you better align icons, widgets, and stickers for better symmetry. You can also edit grouped items and lock your customized home screen to prevent accidental changes. Plus, it’s finally possible to hide page indicators if you are not fond of them.
Another notable change: a horizontal scroll mode for the app drawer when you select the Alphabetical order mode.
You can find the full release notes for Home Up v17.0.00.28 below.
Supported devices: One UI 8 and above
– Alignment Guide Lines: Guides for aligning items
– App Launch Animation Settings: Animations for overlapping items
– Item Group Editing: Easy editing with grouping and ungrouping
– Item Edit Lock: Prevents accidental changes with a lock feature
– Sticker Action Function: App integration and touch animations
– Floating Toolbar: Joystick feature for easy home screen editing
– Page Indicator Hiding: Enables a clean home screen layout
– Horizontal Scroll: Supports horizontal scrolling in ‘Alphabetical Order’ mode
– Home Up Quick Access: Pop-up menu on home screen and recent apps
– Launch Apps in Selected View Type: Full, split, and pop-up screen types
– App Launch Animation Tuning Supported
If you use the Edge panel on your Galaxy phone, the Home Up module can now let you directly open apps from the Edge panel in split screen or pop-up view.
Only compatible with One UI 8 Galaxy devices
Home Up’s One UI 8 update is available for download through the Galaxy Store. In case you don’t see the update, sideload the APK from here (via @tarunvats33).
Besides the Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Flip 7, the Galaxy S25 series is the only other device to have access to One UI 8, albeit in a beta state. So, if you own another Galaxy device, you’ll need to wait for the One UI 8 update to try the new Home Up release, as it’s not compatible with One UI 7.
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